The Vulnerable Leader

The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her vulnerable self. ...

Advice for a President

When Harry Truman was thrust into the presidency, by the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Sam Rayburn took him aside.

"From here on out, you're going ...

Watch Out for Wealthy Clerics

Shun, as you would the plague, a cleric who from being poor has become wealthy, or who, from being nobody has become a celebrity.

The Source of Spiritual Authority

Spiritual authority flows not from titles and positions but from a life that is genuine.

Responsibilities of a Leader

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you.

Living in the Hub

Sometimes I think of life as a big wagon wheel with many spokes. In the middle is the hub. Often in ministry, it looks like we are running around the ...

The Guts to Lead

Scott Turow begins his novel Presumed Innocent with the words of a prosecuting attorney named Rusty. Rusty is explaining his approach to the jury when ...

Turn-of-the-Century Female Leadership

Helen Barrett Montgomery (1861-1934) was both a reflection of the gains made by Baptist women in the 19th century and a precursor of change in the 20th ...

The Leadership of Women

These people do not know that while Barak trembled, Deborah saved Israel, that Esther delivered from supreme peril the children of God. Is it not to women ...

Leadership in God's Image

As a Christian I believe each person is made in the image of God. For those of us who have received the gift of leadership from the people we lead, this ...